Provisions

All state legislators who are elected subsequent to the passage of this initiative would be tested for the illegal use of drugs and the “habitual use of alcohol.”

Legislators who test positive would be prohibited from performing his or her official duties or from getting paid until that legislator completes a substance abuse program at his or her own expense.

A legislator who got a second positive test would have to permanently forfeit his or her office.

Legislators who are using marijuana for medical purposes would be exempt.

Text of measure

The Attorney General provided the following ballot title, summary and statement of estimated fiscal impact:[2]

Ballot title

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Mandatory drug and alcohol testing for members of the legislature. Initiative Statute.[3]

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Ballot summary

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Requires all legislators elected subsequent to
passage of this initiative to be tested for the illegal use of drugs and the “habitual use of alcohol.”
Prevents a legislator who tests positive from performing his or her official duties or from getting
paid until that legislator completes a substance abuse program at his or her own expense.
Requires a legislator to permanently forfeit his or her office upon a second positive test.
Provides exception for use of medicinal marijuana under a doctor’s care.[3]